Ron Harper vs. Paul Silas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Silas and Ron Harper that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Ron Harper

vs.

Paul Silas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ron Harper: 1986-87 to 2000-01
Paul Silas: 1964-65 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ron Harper 5 Paul Silas 3

NBA Seasons Ron Harper 15 Paul Silas 16

Playoffs Played Ron Harper 10 Paul Silas 14

All-Star Games Ron Harper 0 Paul Silas 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Ron Harper 0 Paul Silas 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ron Harper 0 Paul Silas 5

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Harper 13.8 Paul Silas 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 4.3 Paul Silas 9.9

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 3.9 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 1.7 Paul Silas 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 0.7 Paul Silas 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Harper 13,910 Paul Silas 11,782

Total Rebounds Ron Harper 4,309 Paul Silas 12,357

Total Assists Ron Harper 3,916 Paul Silas 2,572

Total Steals Ron Harper 1,716 Paul Silas 358 *

Total Blocks Ron Harper 729 Paul Silas 138 *

Total Games Ron Harper 1,009 Paul Silas 1,254

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Harper .446 Paul Silas .432

3-Point Percentage Ron Harper .289 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Ron Harper .720 Paul Silas .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Harper 22.9 (1987) Paul Silas 17.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 6.1 (1994) Paul Silas 13.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 5.4 (1991) Paul Silas 4.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 2.5 (1987) Paul Silas 0.8 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 1.2 (1990) Paul Silas 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Harper 9.0 Paul Silas 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 3.7 Paul Silas 9.4

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 2.7 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 1.3 Paul Silas 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 0.7 Paul Silas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Harper 1,013 Paul Silas 1,124

Total Rebounds Ron Harper 417 Paul Silas 1,527

Total Assists Ron Harper 305 Paul Silas 335

Total Steals Ron Harper 141 Paul Silas 81 *

Total Blocks Ron Harper 76 Paul Silas 34 *

Total Games Ron Harper 112 Paul Silas 163

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Harper .450 Paul Silas .397

3-Point Percentage Ron Harper .292 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Ron Harper .698 Paul Silas .692

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Harper 19.6 (1989) Paul Silas 16.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 6.4 (1992) Paul Silas 15.9 (1970)

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 4.6 (1992) Paul Silas 4.3 (1970)

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 3.0 (1993) Paul Silas 1.3 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 2.0 (1993) Paul Silas 0.7 (1977) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.